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By Kenner P. Love
Extension Agent, ANR
Crop and Soil Sciences
The following are June gardening tips from the Rappahannock Extension Office.
• Disinfection of pruners between cuts is recommended when removing diseased tissue from plants. Most authorities recommend a one in ten solution of bleach and water, but it can be cumbersome to carry a bucket of this mix about in the garden, and the solution is corrosive and must be rinsed from tools after use. A household, disinfectant spray that doesn't damage tools can also be used. And a spray can is easier to carry.
• Strawberries picked early in the day keep best. Do not wash or stem berries until ready to use. Store berries in covered containers in the refrigerator.
• Precision placement of fertilizer in the row near the root zone of vegetable plants reduces fertilization costs, does not stimulate bet ween-row weed growth, and may help reduce fertilizer contamination of runoff water. Side-dressing, a technique to fertilize established vegetable crops, is beneficial for adding fertilizer when it is most needed by the crop.
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